TOMATO — Selected Strains 
For early plants, sow duringr February or March, in shallow boxes of light, rich soil, placed in a sunny window, 
and when two inches high, transplant to other boxes. Or, sow in hotbeds, in drills five inches apart and half an inch 
deep, and transplant when two inches high into another hotbed, setting them four inches apart. Do not plant outside 
until all danger from frost Is over. Then set them In hills four feet apart each way. The best soil for Tomatoes is a 
very rich, retentive, sandy loam, but they do well on any well-drained, well-manured land and even in poor soil will 
produce better than most crops. If the stems of the plants, when planted out, are very long, they should be partly 
buried under ground. Water freely at time of transplanting and give them constant and thorough cultivation. For 
late use, sow the seed in the open ground during May and early June, and transplant to their permanent location as 
soon as large enough. These plants will provide fruits during the fall months when those earliest set have become 
exhausted by continued bearing during hot, dry weather. Tomato plants under field cultivation are generally al- 
lowed to run over the ground in any direction, and are not trained, but even under this method, it is a good plan 
to cut off a foot or more of the ends of all growing shoots, so when the first fruits are set, all the strength of the 
plant may go to develop and ripen them. If the vines are trained on trellises, or tied to stakes, the fruits will 
ripen better and be of finer quality. Tomatoes are subject to few insect pests. If attacked by the potato beetle, Paris 
Green will quickly destroy the enemy. The most serious disease is the “rot,” which sometimes causes much havoc. 
The germs live over winter in the ground where the rotten tomatoes have fallen. The diseased fruit should therefore be 
gathered and burned. Dwarf Champion is less subject to ‘Tot” than any other variety. 
Spark’s Earliana. This Is the 
earliest smooth bright red Tomato of 
good size now In cultivation — nearly equal 
in size and quality to the best later kinds. 
The plants are quite hardy, with rather 
Blender open branches that are of moder- 
ate growth,' and well set with fruits, 
nearly all of which ripen very early In 
the season. The Tomatoes are deep 
ecarlet, generally smooth, and grow in 
clusters of five to eight, averaging two 
and a half Inches in diameter. Ounce, 
20 cents, pound, 70 cents. 
CHALK’S EARLY JEWEL, The most 
valuable extreme — early and “all purpose” 
bright red Tomato. I^Iatures only a week 
to ten days after Spark's Karliana and in 
some soils equally as early, while the 
fruits are larger, heavier, handsomer, and 
produces even more abundantly and con* 
tinuously. Ounce, 20 cents. pound, 70 
cents. 
MATCHLESS. We highly recommend 
this variety to grow for main crop. Very 
productive. The fruits are extra large in 
size, very handsome and always market- 
able. The skin is remarkably tough and 
solid, so that ripe specimens picked from 
the vines will keep in good condition ten 
days. Color, rich cardinal red. Ounce, 
15 cents. '/4 pound, 40 cents. 
THE FINEST EARLY PURPLE TOMATO IN EXISTENCE. 
LIVINGSTON’S GLOBE TOMATO is an extra good all-round sort, 
of a distinct globe shape, with quite a large percentage of elongated 
fruits. It is a very beautiful variety, and on account of its shape one 
that permits of a greater average number of slices to be taken from 
each fruit than any other sort, with the exception of our new “Core- 
less.” 
LIVINGSTON’S GLOBE TOMATO is early. In time of ripening we 
class It with the first earlies, being among the first to ripen fruit, both 
in our greenhouses as well as our field trials, along with many other 
varieties. The fruits are of large size, and a good marketable size is 
retaitied throughout the season. It is always smooth, of firm flesh, 
and few seeds: ripens evenly; color, a fine glossy rose; tinged with 
purple, and without the slightest tinge of yellow at any stage of ripen- 
ing. Prices: Packet, 10 cents. Ounce, 40 cents, '/j pound, $1.25. 
Pound, $4.25. 
PERFECTION. One of the handsomest Tomatoes grown, and all 
who have tried its invariably large, round, smooth, handsome, red 
fruit, pronounce it of the highest quality. It has been used very satis- 
factorily for forcing under glass. Ounce, 15 cents. *4 pound, 45 cents. 
ATLANTIC PRIZE. We have found this variety unequaled by any 
in point of earliness. Fruits of medium size, good form and color. 
Still one of the leading first early sorts. Ounce, 15 cents. *4 pound, 
45 cents. 
MAGNUS TOMATO. 
Special Prices for Larger Quantities. 
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